Sea Monsters by Chloe Aridjis

Sea Monsters

Chloe Aridjis

205 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Pulsing to the soundtrack of Joy Division, Nick Cave, and Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sea Monsters offers an intoxicating portrait of Mexico in the late 1980s.One autumn afternoon in Mexico City, seventeen-year-old Luisa does not return home from s...

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Community Reviews Summary of 261 reviews

Moods

reflective 70%
adventurous 37%
mysterious 25%
emotional 18%
challenging 14%
sad 14%
relaxing 11%
dark 7%
tense 7%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 17%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 54% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 22%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 40% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.4

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